Black BeautyFollow the adventures of a young horse in Victorian England, beginning with his idyllic upbringing with his mother on a farm, to his short career as a carriage horse for a wealthy family, to his tough and often abusive work as a cab horse. From the kindest to the cruelest of owners, Black Beauty always tries to listen to his mother's advice and do his work with a good will. This book was hugely influential in cultivating public interest in making sure horses were treated without cruelty. An ardent advocate for animal welfare, English author Anna Sewell published her first and only novel in 1877, five months before her death. This unabridged version was taken from the 1911 American copyright edition. |
Contents
Ginger | |
Gingers Story Continued | |
How it Ended | |
Ruined and Going Downhill | |
A Job Horse and His Drivers | |
Cockneys | |
A Thief | |
A Humbug | |
Part III | |
A London Cab Horse | |
Merrylegs | |
A Talk in the Orchard | |
Plain Speaking | |
A Stormy | |
The Devils Trade Mark | |
James Howard | |
The Old Hostler | |
The Fire | |
John Manlys Talk | |
Going for the Doctor | |
Only Ignorance | |
Joe Green | |
The Parting | |
Part II | |
A Strike for Liberty | |
The Lady Anne or a Runaway Horse | |
Reuben Smith | |
An Old War Horse | |
Jerry Barker | |
The Sunday | |
The Golden Rule | |
Dolly and a Real Gentleman | |
Seedy | |
Poor Ginger | |
The Butcher | |
The Election | |
A Friend in Need | |
Old Captain and His Successor | |
Jerrys New Year | |
Part IV | |
Hard Times | |
Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie | |
My Last Home | |
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